markel capital limited Company Information
Company Number
03114572
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
markel capital holdings ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Non-life insurance
Registered Address
20 fenchurch street, london, EC3M 3AZ
Website
www.markelintl.commarkel capital limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED at £44.8m based on a Turnover of £39.4m and 1.14x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
markel capital limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED at £451.7m based on an EBITDA of £36.1m and a 12.51x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
markel capital limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED at £106.6m based on Net Assets of £65.1m and 1.64x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Markel Capital Limited Overview
Markel Capital Limited is a live company located in london, EC3M 3AZ with a Companies House number of 03114572. It operates in the non-life insurance sector, SIC Code 65120. Founded in October 1995, it's largest shareholder is markel capital holdings ltd with a 100% stake. Markel Capital Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £39.4m with declining growth in recent years.
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Markel Capital Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Markel Capital Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


3 Strong

3 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £39.4m, make it larger than the average company (£2.1m)
£39.4m - Markel Capital Limited
£2.1m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -27%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.6%)
-27% - Markel Capital Limited
8.6% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a comparable cost of product (100%)
100% - Markel Capital Limited
100% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 91.5% make it more profitable than the average company (17.5%)
91.5% - Markel Capital Limited
17.5% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 241 employees, this is above the industry average (26)
- Markel Capital Limited
26 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £65.3k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£65.3k)
- Markel Capital Limited
£65.3k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £163.7k, this is equally as efficient (£163.8k)
- Markel Capital Limited
£163.8k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 2515 days, this is later than average (216 days)
2515 days - Markel Capital Limited
216 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Markel Capital Limited
- - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Markel Capital Limited
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 9 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (18 weeks)
9 weeks - Markel Capital Limited
18 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 97.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (81.4%)
97.1% - Markel Capital Limited
81.4% - Industry AVG
MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED financials

Markel Capital Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £39.4 million and the company has net assets of £65.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Markel Capital Limited has 241 employees and maintains cash reserves of £112.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 39,442,350 | 91,219,761 | 96,768,820 | 101,215,620 | 88,396,449 | 104,079,055 | 121,245,306 | 248,272,859 | 428,324,926 | 376,348,976 | 331,399,433 | 311,844,561 | 311,244,715 | 236,185,470 | 226,900,952 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | |||||||||||||||
Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 39,003,299 | -40,492,460 | -5,102,288 | -6,623,366 | 51,330,804 | 89,709,046 | 86,203,541 | 107,267,054 | 49,454,720 | 124,794,435 | 124,216,534 | 94,808,260 | -6,918,605 | 50,401,727 | 92,383,739 |
Tax | -6,971,411 | 11,885,800 | 5,805,773 | 5,896,881 | -6,080,607 | -20,335,778 | -25,697,755 | -18,541,364 | -9,905,517 | -27,241,141 | -27,035,661 | -23,058,214 | -3,949,524 | -15,320,693 | -11,296,769 |
Profit After Tax | 32,031,888 | -28,606,660 | 703,485 | -726,485 | 45,250,197 | 69,373,268 | 60,505,786 | 88,725,689 | 39,549,203 | 97,553,295 | 97,180,873 | 71,750,045 | -10,868,129 | 35,081,034 | 81,086,970 |
Dividends Paid | 58,906,692 | 28,634,834 | 488,997,555 | 76,634,225 | 36,284,470 | 124,109,216 | 911,082 | ||||||||
Retained Profit | -26,874,804 | -28,606,660 | 703,485 | -726,485 | 16,615,363 | -419,624,287 | -16,128,439 | 52,441,219 | -84,560,013 | 97,553,295 | 97,180,873 | 71,750,045 | -10,868,129 | 34,169,952 | 81,086,970 |
Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,851,576,343 | 1,748,556,393 | 1,764,022,803 | 1,734,575,415 | 1,474,060,420 | 1,618,907,090 | 2,070,759,445 | 1,597,184,325 | 1,369,436,304 | 1,372,002,353 | 1,314,052,411 | 1,168,523,268 | 1,268,343,023 | 1,067,054,627 | 1,015,472,826 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,851,576,343 | 1,748,556,393 | 1,764,022,803 | 1,734,575,415 | 1,474,060,420 | 1,618,907,090 | 2,070,759,445 | 1,597,184,325 | 1,369,436,304 | 1,372,002,353 | 1,314,052,411 | 1,168,523,268 | 1,268,343,023 | 1,067,054,627 | 1,015,472,826 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 271,855,954 | 226,797,047 | 190,155,252 | 152,104,081 | 11,421,720 | 11,348,003 | 24,404,935 | 27,875,907 | 39,691,729 | 75,343,992 | 57,844,793 | 42,057,071 | 45,858,219 | 52,533,008 | 63,217,954 |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Cash | 112,268,300 | 139,544,455 | 150,100,267 | 171,343,918 | 104,459,875 | 156,778,321 | 192,315,886 | 141,723,512 | 129,739,771 | 71,342,054 | 39,675,807 | 27,871,290 | 15,025,106 | 10,444,903 | 9,566,706 |
misc current assets | 7,603,676 | 4,315,112 | 4,566,184 | 5,421,378 | 2,874,221 | 15,039,935 | 5,759,828 | 6,295,356 | 5,460,005 | 6,092,885 | 6,541,267 | 7,535,970 | 9,341,305 | 8,839,872 | 8,487,829 |
total current assets | 409,478,479 | 384,592,366 | 395,215,493 | 447,025,900 | 300,806,786 | 466,678,892 | 325,475,515 | 268,761,974 | 260,487,629 | 167,081,257 | 109,440,092 | 81,558,606 | 84,877,114 | 84,704,336 | 83,972,483 |
total assets | 2,261,054,822 | 2,133,148,759 | 2,159,238,295 | 2,181,601,315 | 1,774,867,206 | 2,085,585,982 | 2,396,234,961 | 1,865,946,299 | 1,629,923,933 | 1,539,083,610 | 1,423,492,503 | 1,250,081,873 | 1,353,220,137 | 1,151,758,964 | 1,099,445,309 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 573,483,349 | 420,085,611 | 386,143,770 | 384,342,875 | 278,829,551 | 326,632,437 | 260,745,651 | 121,985,486 | 5,702,618 | 1,916,528 | 8,748,480 | 15,469,267 | 23,465,909 | 19,279,144 | 17,450,040 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | 10,234 | 11,232 | 2,278,331 | 2,328,955 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | |||||||||||||||
total current liabilities | 621,104,304 | 470,387,213 | 481,976,227 | 463,891,428 | 333,680,292 | 417,716,381 | 299,221,396 | 145,301,161 | 25,006,806 | 17,428,018 | 27,393,624 | 16,059,238 | 23,703,092 | 21,773,356 | 20,069,103 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 1,574,872,762 | 1,570,808,985 | 1,553,144,659 | 1,595,325,154 | 1,331,277,829 | 1,561,657,702 | 1,602,568,779 | 1,237,156,749 | 1,129,312,195 | 1,037,443,245 | 1,018,789,004 | 964,965,986 | 1,067,848,177 | 927,153,495 | 909,438,461 |
total liabilities | 2,195,977,066 | 2,041,196,199 | 2,035,120,886 | 2,059,216,582 | 1,664,958,122 | 1,979,374,083 | 1,901,790,175 | 1,382,457,910 | 1,154,319,001 | 1,054,871,262 | 1,046,182,629 | 981,025,224 | 1,091,551,268 | 948,926,851 | 929,507,564 |
net assets | 65,077,757 | 91,952,560 | 124,117,409 | 122,384,733 | 109,909,084 | 106,211,899 | 494,444,785 | 483,488,389 | 475,604,932 | 484,212,348 | 377,309,874 | 269,056,649 | 261,668,869 | 202,832,113 | 169,937,745 |
total shareholders funds | 65,077,757 | 91,952,560 | 124,117,409 | 122,384,733 | 109,909,084 | 106,211,899 | 494,444,785 | 483,488,389 | 475,604,932 | 484,212,348 | 377,309,874 | 269,056,649 | 261,668,869 | 202,832,113 | 169,937,745 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | |||||||||||||||
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -6,971,411 | 11,885,800 | 5,805,773 | 5,896,881 | -6,080,607 | -20,335,778 | -25,697,755 | -18,541,364 | -9,905,517 | -27,241,141 | -27,035,661 | -23,058,214 | -3,949,524 | -15,320,693 | -11,296,769 |
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 45,058,907 | 36,641,795 | 38,051,170 | 140,682,362 | 73,716 | -13,056,932 | -3,470,972 | -11,815,822 | -35,652,264 | 17,499,200 | 15,787,722 | -3,801,148 | -6,674,789 | -10,684,946 | 63,217,954 |
Creditors | 153,397,738 | 33,941,841 | 1,800,894 | 105,513,324 | -47,802,886 | 65,886,786 | 138,760,165 | 116,282,868 | 3,786,090 | -6,831,952 | -6,720,787 | -7,996,642 | 4,186,765 | 1,829,104 | 17,450,040 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -10,234 | -997 | -2,267,099 | -50,624 | 2,328,955 | ||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from financing | |||||||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -27,276,155 | -10,555,812 | -21,243,651 | 66,884,042 | -52,318,446 | -35,537,565 | 50,592,374 | 11,983,741 | 58,397,717 | 31,666,247 | 11,804,517 | 12,846,184 | 4,580,202 | 878,197 | 9,566,706 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -27,276,155 | -10,555,812 | -21,243,651 | 66,884,042 | -52,318,446 | -35,537,565 | 50,592,374 | 11,983,741 | 58,397,717 | 31,666,247 | 11,804,517 | 12,846,184 | 4,580,202 | 878,197 | 9,566,706 |
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markel capital limited Ownership
MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED group structure
Markel Capital Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
MARKEL CORP
#0035288
2 parents
MARKEL CAPITAL LIMITED
03114572
markel capital limited directors
Markel Capital Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Davies (Jul 2000) and Mr Nicholas Line (Jan 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Andrew Davies | England | 59 years | Jul 2000 | - | Director |
Mr Nicholas Line | United Kingdom | 52 years | Jan 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Simon Wilson | England | 46 years | Nov 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Brian Costanzo | 47 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
39.4m
-57%
operating profit
36.1m
0%
gross margin
100%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
65.1m
-0.29%
total assets
2.3b
+0.06%
cash
112.3m
-0.2%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
markel capital limited company details
company number
03114572
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
65120 - Non-life insurance
incorporation date
October 1995
age
30
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
terra nova capital limited (April 2000)
caveberry limited (October 1995)
accountant
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auditor
KPMG LLP
address
20 fenchurch street, london, EC3M 3AZ
Bank
CITIBANK N.A.
Legal Advisor
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markel capital limited Charges & Mortgages
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We found 80 charges/mortgages relating to markel capital limited. Currently there are 80 open charges and 0 have been satisfied in the past.
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markel capital limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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